Residents were able to escape a house fire on Tuesday afternoon, but the family’s pet dog was unable to escape and died.
The Guthrie Fire Department responded and arrived to 216 E. Vilas. Once on the scene, smoke could be seen filtering out of the home just after 1 p.m.
Firefighters did not need much time to get the fire out that appears to have started in the rear of the home.
Guthrie Fire Chief Eric Harlow says the fire was caused by an overloaded extension cord.
While there were no flames seen from the outside of the structure, the home sustained smoke damage.
There were no injuries reported at the scene.
Guthrie News Page will have more as more details are known.
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